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The legendary Mambo dancers of the Palladium Ballroom in New York
sunsoul said:
What is the name of the film they are talking about with the modern actors?
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Yes, "Mambo Madness", in which both Millie Donay and Pedro “Cuban Pete” Aguilar are featured.
So, incidentally, a synopsis about her:
MILLIE DONAY, or Carmela Dante DeFrancesco
Millie had grown up in a family surrounded by good ballroom dancers and was fascinated by the dancing in movies. Through imitation, she developed a very good grasp of the Lindy Hop style. She was 15 when she first attended the Palladium as a guest, where she was noticed by the master of ceremonies and invited to compete in dance competitions. That’s when Cuban Pete saw her and asked her to be his dancing partner. They eventually got married.
They quickly became a legendary couple and started performing professionally at an increasing number of venues. They were called to perform for the movie “Mambo Madness,” and after its success, they performed in places like Carnegie Hall, The Palace Theater, and The Waldorf Astoria.
After , she briefly performed alongside dancer Marilyn Winters, and later on, as a soloist at the Palladium. She continued dancing as a soloist all over the country but decided to retire
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Joe King Carrasco Biography
Known as the King of Tex-Mex rock and roll, Joe King Carrasco, creates a stylistic borderland of pop rock and Latin rhythms. His cross-cultural stew blends cumbias, vamp, salsa, surf, reggae, blues, and Latin-tinged polkas. It has been a long road, coming from Dumas,Texas, a dusty little west Texas town where in the 7th grade he started playing in garage bands. In his late teens, he was often lured to the beaches in Southern Mexico and was drawn to the Mexican music he was hearing around him. Back in Texas he joined up with future members of the Texas Tornados and formed a band known as Joe King Carrasco & El Molino and in released his 1st LP titled “Tex-Mex Rock & Roll”. Somehow this record made its way to England and was re-released by Big Beat Records.
In , he formed Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns featuring Vox organ-driven Tex-Mex pop. The Crowns, released their first single, “Party Weekend”, and the label chase began and soon the band was playing chic New York venues and generating lines around the block. The band became one of the first American groups signed to England's legendary Stiff Records. During this time Joe toured extensively throughout Europe, Central America, Bolivia and Columbia as well as across the USA and
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Joe King Carrasco Discography
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